Are you ready for another awesome piece of DIY Christmas decor? We’re back with Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop and today is all about wreaths! This glittery pastel nutcracker Christmas wreath is the perfect mix of traditional and colorful for your door this season!

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I used to have an entire tree centered around nutcrackers but the tree was very traditional in style and color. In fact, the nutcrackers are the only thing I have missed since switching to my candy tree. Finally, it occurred to me that I can still totally add some nutcrackers to my decor, I simply have to switch up the style and colors.

I found this super awesome nutcracker at the Dollar Tree and for a dollar I was willing to take a risk with paint. I’m so glad I did because this wreath is awesome and totally gorgeous. It’s sparkly, brightly colored, and perfect for a candy-themed winter wonderland.

Glittery Pastel Nutcracker Christmas Wreath Materials

Wreath Form

3 inch Wide Teal Snowflake Wired Ribbon

Faux Flowers in Purple, White, and Gold

Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

6 inch (or taller) Nutcracker

Lavender Paint

Glitter Paint of Choice

Purple Glitter

Mod Podge

2 Pine Cones

Pink Glittery Ribbon

White Feathery Yarn

Step 1

First, glue one end of your teal snowflake ribbon to your wreath form.

Step 2

Then begin wrapping your ribbon around the wreath form with a slight overlap until completely covered.

Step 14

Step 15

Add a second gold flower below your nutcracker and glue your glitter-covered pine cones on either side of your nutcracker.

Step 16

Lastly, fill in the remaining area around your nutcracker with more flowers.

Step 17

Then tie a knot in your glittery pink ribbon and loop it around the top of your wreath.

Step 18

Finish your wreath by tying a bow in the ends of the pink ribbon. Then hang and enjoy!

This glitter pastel nutcracker Christmas wreath turned out wonderfully. I can’t wait to have it welcome us home everyday. You can easily customize it to match your decor by changing out a few of the element colors too! Before you start crafting, be sure to check out the other awesome wreath ideas from my friends below. And be sure to enter the holiday giveaway while you’re down there!

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Don’t go for the same traditional Advent this year. It’s time to change up your Advent routine with this sparkly DIY Advent calendar that you hang on your tree. Even better, you can use it year after year and make it a fun new holiday tradition.

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I am seriously excited about our Advent this year. It’s the first year that I’m trying something totally new and I know the whole family is going to love it! This year I’m surprising them with a new board game every day leading up to Christmas.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of the gifts I needed a fun new way to surprise the family with it. That’s how this new Advent calendar came to be. I’m going to wrap all of the gifts and number them. Then I’m going to write the number on pieces of paper and slip them at random into the drawstring bags.

Then I hang the bags on the Christmas tree. Each day, during Advent, the kids will have to hunt for that day’s bag and find out what number is inside. Lastly, they’ll hunt for the corresponding numbered present under the tree. We’ll end the night playing the new game.

Sparkly DIY Advent Calendar Materials

Step 1

First, set up your Cricut machine with your Joys of the Season cartridge. Set your size dial to 4.5 and if using an older machine, set the pressure to high.

Tip:

Typically you want to make sure the the “Flip” button is pressed (it will be lit up) when working with vinyl. For this project, it’s not mandatory because you aren’t cutting words but I still chose to use it.

Step 2

Next, place your vinyl shiny-side down on your cutting mat and load it into your machine.

Step 3

Choose an ornament design to cut out and cut it on you vinyl. Make sure you choose designs that have larger openings in them. You’ll use the space later to number your bags.

Step 4

Continue cutting out ornament designs until you 4 different ones on one piece of vinyl.

Step 5

Then weed your designs and cut each ornament apart.

Step 6

Continue cutting ornaments in different designs until you have 24 cut and weeded ornaments.

Step 7

Place one ornament on a drawstring muslin bag and cover with a piece of cotton cloth. I used a plain t-shirt but any scrap piece of cotton cloth will work.

Step 8

Then heat your cloth-covered design with an iron or your EasyPress. I set my EasyPress to 350 for this project.

Step 9

Set your drawstring bag with the vinyl design attached to it aside to cool.

Step 10

Repeat steps 7 through 9 for the rest of your bags.

Step 11

Once your designs have cooled, carefully remove the plastic covering from your designs.

Step 12

Lastly, number each of your bags 1-24 with your fabric markers.

This sparkly DIY Advent calendar is super versatile and totally reusable. You can fill the bags with small toys and treats, or steal my idea and fill them with the numbers of wrapped presents. The wrapped presents can be any theme you want from board games to books or movies. Bonus tip: save money by buying used items. A lot of the games I’m including this year came from Half Price Books for under $10 each.

Now it’s time to check out the other awesome Advent calendars from my friends below! Let me know which is your fave! And be sure to visit BurlapFabric on Facebook!

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One of the best things about getting together with family for the holidays is the games! From board games to gift-giving games, there is always a ton of fun to be had. Everyone can get in on the entertainment with this free printable family Christmas Charades because it’s reader and non-reader friendly.

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One of my goals this year is to get more games that are both entertaining for the adults and that my 5 year old can play. So many of the kid’s games are boring (Chutes and Ladders anyone?) so the little ones get indulged in 1-2 games during the holidays before we move onto more challenging games.

I love Cranium and charades is totally a part of that game. That inspired me to create a family-friendly charades game that can be played by everyone. There are pictures for my beginning-readers and words to help them practice. They can act out their cards without any help which makes them feel more independent too.

This free printable family Christmas Charades game is the perfect festive way to kick back with the family this holiday season. Even better, it’s super portable so you can take it along to all of the festivities with you no matter how far you travel.

How to Play

Step 1

Print out your free printable family Christmas Charades game. Be sure that you have the double-sided box checked on your computer if printing on your home computer. I also recommend printing them on cardstock for more durable cards.

Step 2

Place all of the printed cards in a small bag and give them a shake.

Step 3

Divide into teams and take turns drawing a card from the bag.

Step 4

Then try to get your team to guess what’s on your card in 2 minutes. If they do, your teams gets a point.

Step 5

The team with the most points when the bag runs out wins.

A Great Gift Idea

This game also makes a great stocking stuffer or a unique hostess gift. Simply place your cards in a metal tin (like this one) and wrap it up with a pretty bow. If you’re feeling super ambitious, print out an extra copy of the card backs and attach it to the lid of the tin with Mod Podge.

Note:

You might have to trim the cards slightly smaller to fit in the tins.

Be a hero this Christmas when you whip out this free printable family Christmas Charades game. Not to mention, you have a totally budget-friendly hostess gift for every party your go to. Now, do you want even more game ideas? Scroll down and check out the ideas from my friends at the links below!

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